In the Shadow of Deimos

It is my distinct pleasure to be the first to rate and review this book. An unusual but an inspired choice for this reader who has long made it a rule to stay away from movie/tv tie in novels, game to book adaptations, etc. It’s a sound rule, usually, but this time the siren song of Mars was just to......more

First, I absolutely love the Terraforming Mars games, I have played the board game with my and without expansion packs with my brother and his wife many times. And we have a mobile version of the game on the go almost continually. What I loved about the game is it reminded me of the science fiction......more

As I checked up on this book after finishing it, I discovered that a boardgame called Terraforming Mars provides the setting. I was blissfully unaware of the game while reading the book and so don’t let that nugget of information put you off. It doesn’t matter to anyone picking up the book, as it do......more

Otra de mis lecturas breves, de esas que caen de vez en cuando mientras estoy con obras de «mayor calado». En este caso se trata de A la sombra de Deimos, de Jane Killick, una novela que hubiera pasado desapercibido si no fuera porque pertenece al universo de Terraforming Mars, de modo que decidí co......more

Whilst I've been familiar with a number of the franchises that Aconyte Books have been producing novels for Terraforming Mars is a game that I've never played before, and knew next to nothing about going into this book. As such, I got to experience this new novel not as a fan of the game, but someon......more